Clerical Support Associate, Emergency Department - Toronto, Canada - Humber River Hospital

Humber River Hospital

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Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Position Profile:

Humber River Hospital. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America's first fully digital hospital and we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders.

Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.

At Humber River Hospital, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care.

We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors.

Humber River Hospital is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen's University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital.

Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Hospital, we're not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care

Right now we are looking for a

Clerical Support Associate
***to work with our

Emergency Department.

Reporting Relationship:
Clerical Supervisor, Emergency Department

Hiring Salary Range:
$ $26.904

Location:
Humber River Hospital - Wilson Site

Hours of work:8 hour days/evenings/nights and continuous weekend work

Union:
Teamsters Clerical

Position Responsibilities:

Responsible for clerical support including patient registration and discharge, maintenance of patient records, order entry and statistics.
Responsible for customer service including scheduling appointments, answering patient inquiries, telephone inquiries, greeting patients and visitors in a courteous manner.
Communicates with bed allocation and other departments to arrange patient placement.
Communicates with other departments and service areas

Qualifications:

High school graduate or equivalent.
Completion of a Community College Medical Secretary Diploma an asset.
Completion of a medical terminology course preferred.
Minimum 1 year full time equivalent recent clerical experience required, preferably in a health care setting.
Recent Emergency registration experience preferred, including EDM.
Good keyboarding skills, with minimum typing speed of 40 WPM.
Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office Suite.
Strong interpersonal skills, both oral and written
MEDITECH computer experience an asset
Good organizational and problem solving skills required, including an ability to prioritize a varied and busy workload. Demonstrated ability to cope with tight deadlines, frequent interruptions and emergency situations
Ability to work independently with mínimal supervision in a team environment
Knowledge of a second language an asset
Demonstrated customer service skills.
Applicants may be required to successfully complete full administrative testing, to include typing speed and MS Office.
Excellent attendance and discipline free record required.

Why Humber? Why Now?

Humber River Hospital is on an exciting transformation journey of redefining patient care, as we leverage the most advanced technologies to enhance all aspects of delivering high-quality, safe care.

We continue to build a people-centered workplace with excellent staff and physician engagement by hiring passionate, diverse and inclusive healthcare professionals.

People who care and encompass our values of
_Compassion_,
_Professionalism_ and
_Respect_. People who are committed to making a positive difference.

We are a

Huron Consulting hospital, focused on building our evidence-based leadership practice and hardwiring a culture that WOWs.

Humber River Hospital is a member of the

Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN), which is a dynamic network of academic health organizations providing leading edge research, teaching and clinical care.

We have collaborated with TAHSN member institutions in addressing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our membership in TAHSN supports our strategic pillar of advancing Humber River Hospital as a community academic hospital.

Humber River Hospital was the recipient of the

2021

Excellence in Patient Safety Award by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. This award recognizes teams that are committed to improving patient safety within a healthcare environment, through leadership, innovation, culture, and best practises.

Why? Because at Humber River Hospital, we know it is our people and our ability to innovate that allows us to consistently deliver a great patient experience and the best quality outcomes.

After all, we are the hospital that believes
**exceptional care...healthier commun